Adena's Hot Milk Sponge
milk street's my family recipe

Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection. The vague instructions left her unable to recreate it, so Linda has contacted Milk Street for help.

Duration: 27 minutes and 15 seconds

Episode Number: 104

About Milk Street's My Family Recipe:

In MILK STREET'S MY FAMILY RECIPE, Christopher Kimball and baker Cheryl Day use historical culinary context and modern kitchen know-how to help home cooks recreate lost or forgotten cherished family recipes.

More than a cooking show, MILK STREET'S MY FAMILY RECIPE highlights how food connects history, community, family and memories.

Throughout the series, Christopher and Cheryl visit families in their homes, and help them to recreate a Southern-style coconut cake, an Italian-American calzone with onions and raisins, and New England popovers, among other treasured recipes.


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Future Broadcast times for "Milk Street's My Family Recipe": (show all)

Fri, Mar 13 7:00 P.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Mar 20 7:00 P.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Mar 27 7:00 P.M. Tatiana's Sauerkraut Soup     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Apr 3 7:00 P.M. My Mother's Calzone     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Apr 10 7:00 P.M. My Grandmother's Christmas Popovers     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Apr 17 7:00 P.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NH Create (11.4)


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